§ 1196. — Penalties.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1196]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 25--FLAMMABLE FABRICS
Sec. 1196. Penalties
Any person who willfully violates section 1192 or 1197(b) of this
title, or who fails to comply with section 1202(c) of this title, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than $5,000 or be imprisoned not more than one year or both in
the discretion of the court: Provided, That nothing herein shall limit
other provisions of this chapter.
(June 30, 1953, ch. 164, Sec. 7, 67 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 95-631,
Sec. 8(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3747.)
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-631 authorized penalties for noncompliance with
section 1202(c) of this title.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Secretary
of Commerce, and Federal Trade Commission under this chapter transferred
to Consumer Product Safety Commission, along with functions of Federal
Trade Commission under Federal Trade Commission Act, to extent such
functions relate to administration and enforcement of this chapter, see
section 2079 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1197 of this title.
